
What's On
See what’s happening in the gallery and community spaces
Current exhibition

FREE EXHIBITION
Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa
22 October 2024 – 16 February 2025
Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe. Drawing on southern African culture, Christian iconography, traditional European painting and African printmaking, this exhibition will show artworks informed by the artist’s own dreams and the spiritual traditions she grew up with as a child.
Upcoming Exhibition: Paint What Matters!

FREE EXHIBITION
Paint What Matters! Art by Children and Young People in Cambridge
26 February – 9 March 2025
Paint What Matters! is a unique exhibition at Kettle’s Yard celebrating the talent and creativity of children and young people in Cambridge. The exhibition will share the work of up to 1,000 young artists aged 4-21 years across our two galleries.
Highlights

A Musical Afternoon at Kettle's Yard
Spend an afternoon listening to music in the Kettle’s Yard House as Jim and Helen Ede intended.

Friends-only Hours
Join us for our exclusive Friends-only hours on the last Sunday of every month and visit the house before it opens to the public.

Paint What Matters! Open Studio
Join artist Jacqui Campbell for this fun drop-in studio session. Be inspired by the artworks in Paint What Matters! and join our artist to discover new techniques and share what matters to you!

Panel Discussion: Young People and Art Today
Join us for a panel discussion on young people and art today for our current exhibition Paint What Matters!

Lecture by David Boyd Haycock - Brilliant Destiny: The chequered life of Augustus John
Join the Friends at Kettle’s Yard for an illustrated, entertaining and insightful talk by David Boyd Haycock.
Displays

A G E N D A Yevheniia Laptii: Cherkaski Tyshky
17 October 2024 - 16 February 2025This display in the Research Space features a selection of photographs by the Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Laptii (b. 1992, Kharkiv), all showing the village of Cherkaski Tyshky, near Kharkiv.

Barbara Hepworth: ‘a work of mine in your house’
22 October 2024 – 16 February 2025This new display in the Research Space at Kettle’s Yard brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house. The display also includes works by artists who have been inspired by Hepworth including Alfred Wallis (1855-1942), Ann-Marie James (b. 1981) and Catherine Yass (b. 1963).

Mari Mahr: Lili Brik
22 March – 29 June 2025This display in the Research Space brings together photographic works made in 1982 by Kettle’s Yard collection artist Mari Mahr (b. 1941, Chile, lives and works in London) from her Lili Brik series.
2025 Exhibitions

Paint What Matters: Art by Children and Young People in Cambridge
Celebrating the talent and creativity of young artists aged 4 – 21 years in Cambridge today, Paint What Matters will highlight key things that matter to children and young people including the environment, their communities, and global and local issues.

Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival
This exhibition gathers eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world that seems to be locked in perpetual crisis. Rather than representing specific political events, or identity positions, these works explore broader conditions of domination and conflict as well as horizons for survival.

Lubaina Himid
This large-scale exhibition will debut new and recent work by Lubaina Himid (b. 1954, Zanzibar), including a series of her influential Strategy Paintings, a special installation made in collaboration with Magda Stawarska and a series of works for the Kettle’s Yard house.

Harold Offeh
The first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in a UK institution, this exhibition will bring together a selection of works from the artist’s career, revealing ambitious projects that have taken place across the world.
Upcoming Concerts

Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano to the Kettle's Yard house.

Chamber Music 2024-25 Subscription Ticket
Buy a subscription ticket to the 2024-25 series of Chamber Music concerts at Kettle's Yard. The subscription ticket gives you entry to all fifteen concerts over the year, saving up to £120.

Astatine Piano Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Astatine Piano Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.

An Evening of Folk and Jazz
Join us for an evening of pop, jazz and folk featuring top student instrumentalists and singers and will include performances from Garbhán McEnoy, indie folk singer-songwriter and musicians from Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra.

Michael Harrison Concert: Leonore Piano Trio
Join us for a performance by the Leonore Piano Trio in the Kettle's Yard house as part of this year's New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.

New Music: Marie Schreer, violin, Taher Adel, poet, Aaron Holloway-Nahum, electronics
Join us for a performance by Marie Schreer (violin), Taher Adel (poet), and Aaron Holloway-Nahum (electronics) in the Kettle's Yard house as part of this year's New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.

Castalian Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Castalian Quartet in the Kettle's Yard house.

Peter Donohoe, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome Peter Donohoe to the Kettle's Yard house.

Adrian Bradbury, cello and Andrew West, piano
Join us for the second to last Chamber Music concert of the 2024/25 season as we welcome Adrian Bradbury and Andrew West to play in the Kettle's Yard house.

Heath Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome the Heath Qaurtet to the Kettle's Yard house.

New Music: Joseph Havlat, piano, Deni Teo, cello
Join us for a performance by Joseph Havlat (piano), and Deni Teo (cello) in the Kettle's Yard house as part of this year's New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.
For Families and Young People

Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.

Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.

Paint What Matters! Open Studio
Join artist Emily Stapleton-Jefferis for this fun drop-in studio session. Be inspired by the artworks in Paint What Matters! and join our artist to discover new techniques and share what matters to you!

Early Years Studio
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4.

Paint What Matters! Open Studio
Join artist Ian Brownlie for this fun drop-in studio session. Be inspired by the artworks in Paint What Matters! and join our artist to discover new techniques and share what matter to you!

Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.

Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.

Early Years Studio
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4.